Moccasin-shoe



(No Model.)

. D. DUDLEY.

MOOGASIN SHOE. No. 353.295. Patented Nov. 30. 1886.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DANIEL DUDLEY, OF BANGOR, MAINE.

MOCCASlN-SHOE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.353,295, dated November30, 1886.

Application filed August 4, 1886.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, DANIEL DUDLEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Bangor, in the county of Penobscot and State of Maine, haveinvented a new and useful Moccasin- Slipper; and I do hereby declarethat the following is a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to an improved moccasin shoe or slipper, and isillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a sideelevation of the shoe. Fig, 2 is a plan of the pattern of the sole.

Fig. 4 is a plan of the stiffening of the coun ter. Fig. 5 is a detailshowing the manner of uniting the stiffening to the counter.

Similar letters refer to corresponding parts throughout the figures.

My invention is applicable and intended for use in a species of moccasinknown to the trade as Wigwam-slippers, which are simply moccasin-shoesmade of common tanned leather, and shaped on a last. The sole, quarters,and all the upper or vamp, except a small space over the instep, areformed in one piece, and this space over the instep receives the tip.The slipper is thus formed of but two pieces of leather, and to thewhole a heel is usually added; but in this form of construction twoprincipal defects are obvious: first, it is impossible to use astiffening for the counter, and, secondly, as the sole and the chiefpart of the upper are in one piece both upper and sole are ofsubstantially uniform thickness, whereas for economy in construction andcomfort in use the sole should be much thicker than the upper. It is toremedy these defects that I have invented my moccasin-slipper A. (Shownin Fig. 1.)

I attain my object by forming the sole a, as shown in Fig. 2, of suchproportions as to cover the bottom of the foot, and to turn up Wardpart, 50, of the shank to the toe y. The whole of the upper, includingthe vamp b, and quarters or counter c c, is formed in one piece, asshown in Fig. 3, the counter be- Serial No. 210,035. (No model.)

ing formed by backward prolongations of the sides of the vamp, betweenwhich a space, 8, permits the entrance of the foot when the parts areunited. A slit, d, is out in the vamp over the instep, and its sidesprovided with eyeletholes for lacing. Upon the prolongations of the vampforming the counter I form outward extensions ff, as shown in Fig. 3, ofsufficient width to hold and lap under the sole, as hereinafter shown,.and it is by means of these extensions ff that it becomes possible toadd a stiffening to the counter. I further provide a stiffening, g, asshown in Fig. 4, of any convenient shape. The stiffening is stitched tothe counter, as shown in Fig. 5.

The parts of my moccasin-slipper are put together in the followingmanner: The rear ends of the parts a c of the counter are stitchedtogether, and the stiffening stitched in place, as partially shown inFig. 5. The sole is tacked to the bottom of the last, and the up perstretched into form over the top of the last and tacked down, theextensions ff of the counter a 0, having the lower edge ofthe stiffening9 inside, are folded around and underneath the heel part of the sole aand pegged down, and the heel h secured underneath in the usual manner.The upper is then sewed to the sole with the usual butting seam from thepoints z 2, at the forward extremities of the extensions f f, around thetoe.

The advantages gained by the use of my patterns are economy in the useof stock, as the heavier and more expensive leather is used for the solealone, instead of both sole and upper; durability, and hence economy inwear, as heavierleather can be used for the sole alone than for bothsole and upper; case to the wearer, resulting from the lighter upper,and the addition of a stiffening to the counter. V

-Having thus described my invention, what Iclaim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, 1s

1. In a moccasin shoe or slipper having a ward extensions to itscounter, as shown, substantially as described.

2. A moccasin shoe or slipper consisting of the coinhination of an upperformed of a,

5 single piece of leather having the downward extensions to its counter,as shown a sole formed to turn up around the edges of the foot from thecounter or quarters forward on both sides, a stiffening for the counterand a heel, substantially as described.

DANIEL DUDLEY. WVitnesses:

WAL ER K. SHAW, M. F. BRAOKETT.

